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29 wrz 2022 · Setting aside the anomalous, albeit devastating, Deepwater Horizon oil spill — which in 2010 contaminated the Gulf of Mexico with more than 200 million gallons of oil — the National Academies...
1 sie 2020 · But when oil accidentally spills into the ocean, it can cause big problems. Oil spills can harm sea creatures, ruin a day at the beach, and make seafood unsafe to eat. It takes sound science to clean up the oil, measure the impacts of pollution, and help the ocean recover.
16 cze 2022 · They analyzed more than 500,000 satellite SAR images from 2014 to 2019 and found over 450,000 oil slicks, with the vast majority originating from anthropogenic releases or discharges. Slicks were found over hotspots associated with natural marine seepage, offshore oil production, and shipping lanes.
16 cze 2022 · Here, by analyzing 563,705 Sentinel-1 images from 2014–2019, we provide the first global map of oil slicks and a detailed inventory of static-and-persistent sources (natural seeps, platforms, and pipelines).
Here, by analyzing 563,705 Sentinel-1 images from 2014–2019, we provide the first global map of oil slicks and a detailed inventory of static-and-persistent sources (natural seeps, platforms, and pipelines). About 90% of oil slicks were within 160 kilometers of shorelines, with 21 high-density slick belts coinciding well with shipping routes.
1 wrz 2024 · The majority of oil entering the environment stems from natural oil seeps and ongoing human activities, including improper oil usage on land leading to coastal and river runoff, as well as the atmospheric transport of volatilized hydrocarbons to the ocean.
17 sie 2017 · Using freely available satellite imagery, we have identified and mapped several representative ‘hot spots’ of three major sources of oil pollution threatening the health of the world’s oceans and coasts: the illegal dumping of oily wastes at sea (also known as bilge dumping), persistent leaks from aging or damaged oil and gas production ...
